upper bound
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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“This implies inflation is likely to breach the upper bound of the target range, which would likely necessitate policy action to anchor inflation expectations,” ANZ said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
The indictment mentions the nine specific games but says there were more than 100 total bets on Clase and does not posit an upper bound of how often this happened.
From Slate ● Nov. 11, 2025
They determined a hypothetical upper bound for Category 5 hurricanes by looking at the expanding range of wind speeds between the lower-category storms.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 5, 2024
But the BOJ re-defined 1.0% as a loose "upper bound" rather than a rigid cap and removed a pledge to defend the level with offers to buy unlimited amount of bonds.
From Reuters ● Oct. 31, 2023
Godwin's Law thus practically guarantees the existence of an upper bound on thread length in those groups.
From The Jargon File, Version 4.0.0, 24 Jul 1996 by Raymond, Eric S.
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